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Kuwait: Video of transgender woman alleging police abuse goes viral

Sofia Aboudari
Published date: 11 June 2020 09:57 UTC | Last update: 2 years 2 months ago
A video of transgender Kuwaiti woman Maha al-Mutairi speaking out against sexual abuse she suffered while detained in a male prison has gone viral. Al-Mutairi was initially arrested for being transgender.

After an online solidarity campaign, al-Mutairi was released from detention.

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